Gene Newton

Bluestar recording artist and New Age composer Gene Newton has an interesting day job: he shares the joys of music with others. For over two decades, Newton has taught music and theater arts in a Spokane, Washington, public high school, directing the concert choir, symphonic choir, two jazz choirs and teaching a course in music technology. He has directed an extracurricular jazz ensemble called "Jazzphonics" for eight years, guiding them to awards and accolades in numerous competitions and festivals. Newton composes in his spare time, blending technical mastery (Korg gets li...